The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-11-18
OREGON NEWS.


Over 400 pupils are now enrolled in
the Eugene public school.
Grass IS growing nicely on the ranges
and stock Of all kinds Is doing we'll in
UmatilIa county.
jos. johnson, boatswain Of the British
bark Androsh, fell into the river and
was drowned at Albina.
There il more mountain fever in this
valley at present than ever before
known. says the WalloEa Ghiefan
r. e. Marple, the murderer Of d. /.
Corker, was hanged at lafayette. This
Was the second legal execution ia Yam
hill county.
A great deal Of fall plowihg is being
done, and there Is constant demand
for men to work on farms, says the
Weston Leader
In Umatilla county prairie chickens.
grouse and pheasalts never were 60
scarce The cold rains in the spring
killed the young.
Stockmen throughout Baker county
are well supplied with feed for the
winter, and there is every probability
that stock will pull through the winter
safely.
Sylvester, son of Wm. Black. while
driving on a load of wood, near Har-
risburg, was crushed under the beam
OF woodshed, inflicting serious, though
not necessarily fatal injuries.
The Coos Bay Fishermen's Protec-
tive Union has fled articles OF incorpo-
ration with the Secretary of State.
Capital stock $1,000 Also the First
Congregational Church OF Albina
Value of property, $780,
Land Commissioner Sparks has re
jected selections OF the Oregon 4 Cali
iornia Railroad OF about 62 600 acres
Of land in Oregon within the quadrant
formed by restoration to the public do
main of the forfeited portion of the
Oregon Central railroad grant.
One by one Company b OF the First
Regiment Of Oregon Volunteers, en-
gagged in the Indian war of 1856, are
passing away to join the great majority,
says q Jacksonville paper OF the
eighty-four men that composed that
company, rank and file, but seven re
main.
The Oldest editor in Oregon or Wash
ington Territory is the editor OF the
Ellensburgh CIV. T. Locnliser. He
dates back TO September IL, 1850, q
little more than thirty seven years,
when he took charge OF the Spectator,
the only paper IN Ore gon, in the SUM
mer Of 1850.
4 few days ago man was found at
Rock creek, Grant county, under q
wagon that had turned over on and
seriously injured him. He was Ger
man named Peter HoWs, who had been
deserted by his wife at Malheur, and
with his little daughter was coming 70
Upper Ochoco to his friends.
Work has been resumed at The Cas-
cade locks, and these in charge claim
they have 30 men at work The lower
end OF the canal is filed with sand
which is being taken out A gang OF
about twenty men are employed in re-
cutting some OF the stone which was
cut several years ago, aud another gang
is putting up some buildings and re-
pairing others
G. @. Ccfhnberry, of Union, was
thrown from q buggy by a heightened
team in Grand Ronde valley, and SO
seriously injured that he died the fol-
lowing night. The La Grande Gasefte
comments on the accident as follows
The mortality caused by runaway teams
and fEaetious horses In this county is
something frightful, there being almost
an average OF two persons killed every
year in this U y, and the death rate
from this source seems either on the
increase than otherwise.
Alonzo Morris, engaged at logging
camp near Pine creek, Baker county,
was killed instantly and horrible man
gled and crushed by the falling OF a
tree. He had Just commenced logging
that day and had driven his OK team
to a standstill near the tree he was
about to fell. The tree was Teady to
fall, when the oxen started up, and
fearing they would get in harms way,
he attempted to stop them. He had
only gone few steps when the tree
fell ON him, striking him in the back
and head.
A young man named CAL Winning
ham, aged about is years, met his
death in q singular manner at the
home OF himself and brother, in Flouncs
River precinct, says an Ashland paper.
His brother, about 21 years old. had q
homestead claim theres and the two
boys were chopping wood. Cal. had !
very sharp ak, and in fall backward
over log tile az struck his neck under
tue chin and severed the jugular vein
His brother ran to neighbor's for
help, and the young man was deae
before his return.
In the Office Of the Secretary of Stat.
clerks OF the following counties hav.
fled copies of the assessment rolls o
their respective counties, aud from
them it is learned that the amounts o
taxable property are as follows: Wash
1 ington, 50 ,6S7 900 Morrow, 81 .I72,3IS
Clatsop, 81, ,120, $50; Grant, $2,8l4. .I24
Tillamook, $290,633; Columbia, $699,
371; klamath, 81 ,015,559; Crook, ST,
257 .178; Baker, $l,617 y6S3; Coos, 81,
315,S38; Lake, 81 COG, ,294 36 Gillian
81, ,265, ,295; Douglas, 81 SS6. $50; Ma
heur, 1868 .002 Josephine, $II6, ,061
Curry, $470,222; Multnomah, $40
454 .405; Benton. $3,772,57I; Clacks
mas, $2,347 ,S29; Lane, $4,076, ,5T9
Linn, $5492 $50; Polk, $2,622. .lss
Wasco. So, ,095, $50: Marion, &c, ,421 .6S4
and Wallowa. sass ,524. The amour
of taxable property in the entire Stat
will be in round numbers $S6, ,000, ,00t
against $40 1000 900 last year. Null
nomah shows by far the greatest gair
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